G.I. Combat was one of DC's classic war comic titles. Each issue of contained several short stories, a format that continued throughout its run. There were several recurring features, including most notably 'The Haunted Tank', which first appeared in #87. The Losers' first appearance as a group was with the Haunted Tank crew in issue #138. Other recurring features included 'The Bravos of Vietnam' and late in its run, a return to Cold War themes with a short-lived recurring feature about 1980s mercenaries.